2% in 2009 to 20.7% in 2018.
Most cited articles were published in high impact journals outside the scope of diagnostic imaging. Most influential topics included technical innovations within imaging modalities. MRI replaced conventional radiography and CT as the imaging technique of choice in imaging research.
Most cited articles were published in high impact journals outside the scope of diagnostic imaging. Most influential topics included technical innovations within imaging modalities. MRI replaced conventional radiography and CT as the imaging technique of choice in imaging research.The aim of this retrospective study was to present the frequency and MDCT appearances of sternal variations and anomalies, as well as to highlight their clinical significance.
This retrospective study was carried out on 1150 patients, who underwent chest MDCT. Axial planes, multiplanar and curved-planar reconstructed images were studied. Age and sex distribution of the variations was evaluated.
Anatomical variations of the sternum were found in 74.1%. The most frequent variation was the double-ended xiphoid process (36.9%), followed by the single xiphoidal foramen (25.8%) and the sternal sclerotic band (12.8%). Other variations observed were sternal notch (10.1%), xiphoidal ligament calcification (8.3%), sternal foramen (4.9%), complete manubriosternal fusion (4.1%) and sternoxiphoidal fusion (4.1%), triple-ended xiphoid process (3.7%), sternal cleft (1.5%), whereas the rest of the variations including sternoxiphoidal junction pseudoforamen, suprasternal bone, pseudocleft, suprasternal tubercle and absence of xiphoid process were in less than 1%. In our subjects, sternal and xiphoidal foramina were adjacent to the pericardium (37.14%), the diaphragm (22.9%), the mediastinal fat (17.1%), the liver (11.4%), the lung (8.5%) and to the stomach (2.9%).
Sternal variations are frequent, asymptomatic, detected incidentally at cross-sectional imaging and may be confused with pathologic conditions. Radiologists should be familiar with these variations in order to discriminate them from pathologies and avoid complications during interventional procedures.
This study presents thoroughly the sternal variations' MDCT appearance, detected in a Greek population, correlates them with age and gender and discuss their clinical significance in detail.
This study presents thoroughly the sternal variations' MDCT appearance, detected in a Greek population, correlates them with age and gender and discuss their clinical significance in detail.Literature on the association between dating app use and sexual risk behaviors is still scant and inconclusive.
To investigate the association between dating app use and sexual risk behaviors, considering the role of motives for using them.
1,278 Italian respondents completed an online questionnaire assessing demographics, motives and patterns of dating app use, sexual behaviors and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) diagnoses. One-way ANOVA and Chi-squared analyses were used to investigate differences among the three subsamples (active vs former vs non-users). Multiple linear and logistic regression analyses were run to investigate the role of demographics, motives and patterns of dating app use on sexual risk taking and sexual health.
Number of protected and unprotected full sexual partners in the last year; frequency of hook-ups in the last year; STIs lifetime.
Active users, even more than former app users, were more likely to report risky behaviors and STI diagnoses than non-users (χ= 26.sociation Between Dating App Use and Sexual Risk Behaviors. Sex Med 2021;9100405.
Installing the apps to search for sexual partners, using them at length since first installation and accessing them frequently are significant factors in influencing the association between dating app use and sexual risk behaviors. Flesia L, Fietta V, Foresta C, Monaro M. "What Are You Looking For?" Investigating the Association Between Dating App Use and Sexual Risk Behaviors. Sex Med 2021;9100405.The association between systemic sclerosis (SSc) and sexual dysfunction was controversial.
To explore the impacts of SSc on sexual function, the prevalence of sexual dysfunction in patients with SSc and associated risk factors.
A systematic review of all published studies was performed. Studies exploring the association between SSc and sexual function were retrieved from PubMed, Web of Science, and EBSCO. All retrieved papers were selected according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria.
The impacts of SSc on sexual function, the prevalence of sexual dysfunction in males and females with SSc and associated risk factors.
A total 12 studies were included in this study. The prevalence of sexual dysfunction in SSc males and SSc females were 76.9-81.4% and 46.7-86.6%, respectively. But the direct impacts of SSc on sexual function were controversial. EULAR SSc activity score ?3, the number of complications ?2, and the presence of anticardiolipin antibody and anti U1 ribonucleoprotein antibody in males ales and females with SSc. https://www.selleckchem.com/products/bms-986020.html Gao R, Qing P, Sun X, et al. Prevalence of Sexual Dysfunction in People With Systemic Sclerosis and the Associated Risk Factors A Systematic Review. Sex Med 2021;9100392.Mindfulness is a promising intervention for female sexual dysfunction (FSD); however, of the mindfulness interventions studied, few treat the woman and her partner.
We developed a brief online mindfulness, resilience, and psychoeducation intervention, Stress Management and Resiliency Training for Sexuality (Sex SMART), for women with sexual health concerns and their partners.
Women with female sexual interest/arousal disorder and their partners were recruited between February 24, 2015, and October 6, 2016, and randomized to treatment or control groups (received educational pamphlets). The treatment intervention comprised of an online SMART and sexual health psychoeducation module.
The Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI), Female Sexual Distress Scale-Revised (FSDS-R), Sexual Desire Inventory-2 (SDI-2), Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale (RDAS), International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF), and other subjective measures were used to assess sexual function and sexual distress at baseline and 12 weeks.
The study included 60 women and their partners (30 couples in each group).